Mehriban Sariyeva, Noora Haghighi, Amanda Mitchell, Whitney A Booker, Nils H Petersen, Andrea D Shields, Shivani Ghoshal, Sachin Agarwal, Soojin Park, Jan Claassen, E Sander Connolly, David J Roh, Eliza C Miller
BACKGROUND: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity, but its pathophysiology is poorly characterized. We investigated characteristics of pregnancy-associated ICH (P-ICH), compared with ICH in similar aged nonpregnant adults of both sexes. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 134 adults aged 18 to 44 years admitted to our center with nontraumatic ICH from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2021. We compared ICH characteristics among 3 groups: those with P-ICH (pregnant or within 12 months of end of pregnancy); nonpregnant women; and men...
March 27, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association